Monster (SpliceHack)

For other uses, see monster (disambiguation).

This page lists all the monsters that are not present in the vanilla NetHack but are found in SpliceHack. Some of these monsters might vary from their representations in other variants. The notes section includes any abilities that might be particularly surprising or difficult to uncover in game.

Note that most of this information can be obtained about any creature in SpliceHack by farlooking it and pressing :. This is the recommended method of looking up information about monsters, as this wiki will not necessarily be up to date.

Monster	Symbol	Level	Attacks	Notes
giant fly	a	1	Bite 1d3	Appears in groups.
giant praying mantis	a	7	Claw 2d6, claw 2d6
memory hound	d	7	Bite 3d4 memory loss	Bite attack has a chance of causing 1% object amnesia.
thought hound	d	7	Bite 2d4, touch 2d4 psychic
barghest	d	7	Bite 2d6, claw 1d6, claw 1d6
alpha werewolf	d	12	Bite 2d6, claw 2d6	Can summon very nasty groups of monsters, including (rarely) other werewolves.
weeping eye	e	2	Passive rust
whirling sphere	e	2	Explode 3d2 wind
corrosive sphere	e	2	Explode 4d6 acid
serpopard	f	6	Claw 2d3, claw 2d3, bite 1d8	Serpentine and very fast.
lion	f	7	Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, bite 2d10	Always female, appears in groups.
cheshire cat	f	7	Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d10	Appears only in Gehennom. Has permanent displacement.
mind flayer telepath	h	11	Weapon 1d4, tentacle 1d2 drain intelligence, magic 1d4 psychic, magic 1d4 psychic
planar pirate	h	15	Weapon 3d6	See githyanki pirate.
lampad	N	10	Claw 3d6, claw 3d6, claw 0d0 steal	Only appears in gehennom.
goblin windmage	o	3	Touch 1d2 wind, weapon 1d2
porcupine	q	0	Bite 1, Passive 1d2 quills	Always peaceful, frequent cause of pet death.
cow	q	1	Bite 1d12	Always peaceful, appears in groups, very high food value. Different than cows in SLASH'EM.
earthshark	q	7	Bite 5d6	Can wallwalk.
manticore	q	10	Passive 3d6 quills, bite 2d4, spit 5d2 quills
chimera	q	10	Butt 1d10, bite 2d4 drain strength, butt 2d4	Produces unique, chimeric sounds. Different than manticores in dNetHack.
packrat	r	3	Bite 2d4	Picks up and hoards items.
ratman	r	2	Weapon 1d2, bite 1	Appears in large groups.
mutated ratman	r	3	Claw 1d3, bite 1d2, hug 1d2
monstrous spider	s	8	Bite 4d6 drain strength
nightmare	u	10	Kick 1d12 fire, kick 1d12 fire, bite 1d4.	Only appears in Gehennom, demonic minion. Flies and makes an excellent mount. Different than the nightmare appearing in SLASH'EM.
pale horse	u	15	Kick 1d10, bite 1d4	Does not spawn randomly. Ridden by Death.
white horse	u	15	Kick 1d10, bite 1d4	Does not spawn randomly. Ridden by Pestilence. Undead.
black horse	u	15	Kick 1d10, bite 1d4	Does not spawn randomly. Ridden by Famine.
death maggot	w	1	Bite 1d3	Undead, appears in large groups. Grows up into a worm that walks.
mystic scarab	x	11	Bite 5d4	Eating it can cause power gain. Notable for being game-endingly overpowered in a previous version.
will-o'-the-wisp	y	2	Touch 1d4 blind	Wanders, appears in groups, and sheds light.
echidna	z	2	Claw 1d2, claw 1d2	Originally from SLASH'EM.
platypus	z	4	Claw 1d4, kick 1d4 drain strength	Originally from SLASH'EM.
koala	z	7	Touch 0d0 calm	Originally from SLASH'EM.
wombat	z	5	Kick 1d6, bite 1d2	Originally from SLASH'EM.
tasmanian devil	z	9	Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 2d6	Originally from SLASH'EM.
wallaby	z	5	Kick 2d4, bite 1d4	Originally from SLASH'EM. Can kick down doors.
wallaroo	z	6	Kick 2d4, bite 1d4	Originally from SLASH'EM. Can kick down doors.
kangaroo	z	10	Kick 1d8, kick 1d8, bite 1d6	Originally from SLASH'EM. Can kick down doors.
minor angel	A	0	Weapon 1d6	Not randomly generated. Placeholder for angelic race.
lamassu	A	12	Claw 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d6, magic 2d6 clerical	Angelic minion, does not generate in Gehennom.
little bird	b	2	Bite 1d4	Tameable pet. Grows up into falcon. Eating gives aggravate monster.
parrot	b	2	Bite 1d4, claw 1d4	Default pet for pirates.
falcon	b	4	Bite 1d4	Tameable pet. Grows up into giant falcon. Eating gives aggravate monster.
giant falcon	b	2	Bite 2d3	Tameable pet. Eating gives aggravate monster.
phoenix	b	15	Bite 2d6 fire, claw 3d6 phys, claw 3d6 phys, death explosion 5d6 fire	Leaves behind an egg after exploding upon death.
baby purple dragon	D	12	Bite 2d6	Grows up into purple dragon.
purple dragon	D	15	Breath 4d6 sonic, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4
ooze dragon	D	25	Breath 4d6 acid, bite 3d8, engulf 3d6 acid, claw 1d4, claw 1d4	Elder dragon. Amorphous.
razor dragon	D	25	Bite 4d6, claw 10d4, claw 10d4	Elder dragon. Extremely fast, metallivore.
filth dragon	D	25	Breath 4d6 drain strength, bite 3d8, claw 1d4 disease, claw 1d4 disease.	Elder dragon.
hex dragon	D	25	Arcane magic 4d6, bite 3d8 curse attribute, claw 1d4, claw 1d4.	Elder dragon. Teleportation, wall walking.
void dragon	D	25	Breath 4d6 cold, bite 3d8, claw 1d4 void, claw 1d4 void.	Elder dragon. Not randomly generated, can tunnel and is unsolid. Not a valid polymorph.
storm elemental	E	8	Claw 2d4 electricity, claw 2d4 sonic
magma elemental	E	8	Claw 4d5 fire, passive 0d4 fire	Dissolves into a pool of lava on death.
fusion elemental	E	25	Claw 2d6 fire, claw 2d6, claw 2d6, engulf 1d10	Splits into four constituent elementals on death.
volatile mushroom	F	1	Explode on death 4d6	Appears in large groups, is immobile. Hitting one often causes a chain reaction of several explosions.
legendary lichen	F	4	Touch 2d4, touch 0 stick
screamer	F	4	Touch 3d3 sonic
gnomish psychic	G	3	Magic 2d1 psychic
gnoll	G	18	Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6	Originally from SLASH'EM.
gnoll warrior	G	24	Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6	Originally from SLASH'EM.
gnoll chieftain	G	30	Weapon 3d6, weapon 3d6	Originally from SLASH'EM.
gnoll shaman	G	18	Magic 0d0 arcane, magic 0d0 clerical	Originally from SLASH'EM.
hundred handed one	H	20	Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6.	Has a very large multishot bonus, and spawns with several boulders in inventory. Can multishot boulders.
worm that walks	L	11	Touch 1d10 drain constitution, magic 0d0 arcane	Dissolves into a large number of death maggots on death.
lord of worms	L	25	Touch 5d6 drain constitution magic 0d0 arcane	Dissolves into a very large number of death maggots on death.
Ancient Brain	P	15	Magic 2d4 psionic, magic 2d4 psionic, magic 2d4 psionic, magic 0d0 arcane	Appears only in the mysterious laboratory. Cannot move. Can release psychic blasts.
amalgamation	Q	10	Claw 1d8, claw 1d8	The default attacks for amalgamations are almost always overwritten. Instead, amalgamations use a combination of attacks from two creatures chosen on spawn. The amalgamation is named after these two creatures. In order to avoid death (such as through a half floating eye / half leocrotta), using farlook on amalgamations is essential.
bad clone	Q	20	Weapon 2d8, claw 1d8	As amalgamation, but capable of using items, and attacks are combined using a different, much nastier formula.
failure eidolon	Q	20	Passive 3d4 cold, claw 3d4 teleport, claw 3d4, touch 2d4 cold.	Unique, appears in the ice wastes.
cerastes	S	7	Bite 1d6, butt 1d8	Hides under objects.
lindorm	S	7	Bite 2d4, claw 1d4, claw 1d4
amphisbaena	S	7	Bite 2d4 drain strength, bite 2d4 drain strength, touch 0d0, hug 2d4
banshee	W	15	Touch 2d6, touch 2d6	Will scream when the player is nearby. If not deaf, causes non-poison strength drain.
lemur	Y	0	Claw 0d0 steal	Not to be confused with a lemure.
draugr	Z	5	Weapon 1d8	Appears in groups, can follow you to other levels.
skeletal pirate	Z	5	Weapon 1d6	From the pirate patch. Not randomly generated. Will rattle their bones at you.
zombie dragon	Z	14	Bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4.
rook	'	9	Claw 4d4	Can only move in straight lines, very high hit points.
sludge golem	'	15	Claw 1d4, claw 1d4, engulf 3d4
silver golem	'	18	Claw 2d8, claw 2d8	Has reflection, and attacks cause silver damage.
martial artist	@	6	Claw 1d6 disarm, kick 1d4, kick 1d4
martial master	@	9	Claw 1d8 disarm, kick 1d8 stun, kick 1d8
pack lord	@	12	Weapon 3d4	Can transform into an alpha werewolf.
Arms Dealer	@	25	Weapon 4d10	Due to changes in how shopkeepers work, this monster was necessary for porting the Black Market to 3.6.0. One-Eyed Sam is the only arms dealer encountered.
master of cats	@	14	Weapon 2d4, claw 2d4, bite 1d10	Unique, generated very rarely. Has 9 lives, and only dies upon all of them being taken. Each time he is killed he loses a life, gets slightly stronger, and levelports.
spectre		10	Weapon 1d10	Arises from the bones of high level players instead of a ghost.
dust devil	&	6	Claw 1d6 blind, claw 1d4 blind, engulf 2d6	Appears only in Gehennom.
damned pirate	&	10	Weapon 2d6	From the pirate patch. Not randomly generated.
nuckelavee	&	11	Breath drain 2d4 strength, claw 1d4, kick 2d4, kick 2d4	Appears only in Gehennom.
headless horseman	&	14	Weapon 1d8, weapon 1d8	Appears only in Gehennom. Spawns riding a nightmare.
Buer	&	52	Bite 4d6, claw 2d6, claw 2d6, claw 2d6, claw 2d6, claw 2d6	Not randomly generated, demon prince.
Malcanthet	&	80	Gaze 4d6 blind, weapon 2d6, claw 2d6, claw 0d0 demonic seduction.	Not randomly generated, demon lord. Has teleport control, so will not teleport away after seduction. Can seduce characters regardless of gender, and has a higher chance of draining levels.
Mephisto	&	105	Butt 4d4, magic 4d4 fire, claw 2d4	Not randomly generated, demon lord. When attacking in melee with fire, fire resistance only prevents half the damage. Has potentially one of the highest damage outputs in the game.
King in Yellow	&	118	Magic 6d10 clerical, tentacle 12d2 decay, tentacle 12d2 decay, tentacle 12d2 paralyze, tentacle 12d2 disease, tentacle 12d2 curse attribute	Not randomly generated. Horribly unfair bonus boss that can only be summoned by reading or invoking a spellbook of finger of death that has been named "The King in Yellow"
Grim Reaper	&	30	Weapon 8d10, touch 8d10 death	See Death. Not randomly generated, can only appear due to drawing from a deck of fate.
desert jinn	&	4	Weapon 1d4, weapon 1d4
marid	&	14	Spit 3d4 acid, magic 0d0 arcane, claw 4d4, claw 4d4	One is guaranteed on the Plane of Water.
merfolk	;	3	Weapon 2d4	Player race, randomly generated.
swordfish	;	6	Claw 3d4	Extremely fast.
sea horse	;	6	Kick 1d8, bite 1d3, touch 0d0 wrap	Tameable herbivore.
elder kraken	;	30	Claw 2d4, magic 2d4 arcane, hug 2d6 wrap, bite 5d4.	Not randomly generated. One appears on the Plane of Water, otherwise will generally never be encountered.
velociraptor	:	7	Bite 1d4, claw 2d4, claw 2d4	Appears in groups.
T-rex	:	10	Bite 5d10
cartomancer	@	10	Weapon 1d6 steal amulet	Player monster, not randomly generated
dragonmaster	@	10	Weapon 1d6 steal amulet	Player monster, not randomly generated.
pirate	@	1	Weapon 1d6, weapon 1d6	From the pirate patch. Not randomly generated.
Lord of the Cards	@	20	Spell 2d8 arcane, spell 2d8 arcane	Cartomancer quest leader, not randomly generated.
Mayor Cummerbund	@	20	Weapon 2d8, weapon 2d8	Pirate quest leader, not randomly generated. From the pirate patch.
Drakemother	D	20	Breath 6d6 fire, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4	Dragonmaster quest leader, not randomly generated.
Dal Zethire	@	15	Weapon 1d6, magic 0d0 arcane, claw 1d6 steal amulet.	Cartomancer quest nemesis, covetous, not randomly generated. Starts with many scrolls that he can use.
Slipscale the Betrayer	@	15	Weapon 2d6, weapon 2d6, claw 2d6 steal amulet.	Dragonmaster quest nemesis, covetous, not randomly generated. Always accompanied by Dragon of the Betrayer
Blackbeard's Ghost		15	Weapon 2d6, claw 2d8, claw 2d6 steal amulet	Pirate quest leader, not randomly generated. From the pirate patch.
Dragon of the Betrayer	D	15	Breath 4d6 cold, bite 3d8, claw 1d4, claw 1d4.	As a white dragon, but covetous, not randomly generated.
pirate brother	@	5	Weapon 1d6	From the pirate patch. Not randomly generated.
drake	D	5	Breath 2d3 fire	Dragonmaster quest allies, not randomly generated.